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Expert advice to help you get the most out of stargazing, from DIY projects to practical astronomy tips.

Mars close to the Moon's limb

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph next week’s lunar occultation of Mars

Binoculars are a great way for newcomers to get into astronomy. Credit: lucentius / Getty Images

Best binoculars for astronomy

Albedo features on Mars. Credit: Pete Lawrence

See Mars at opposition in December 2022

It will take around eight seconds for Uranus to disappear behind the Moon’s leading, bright limb as occultation begins. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing See the lunar occultation of Uranus on 5 December

The Moon above a snowy forest night-time scene

25 astronomy sights to see in the run-up to Christmas

Crater Copernicus, as seen by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA (image by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) - JMARS

Observe these 8 lunar features and discover the history of the Moon

An inverted image of Mars through a 250mm telescope, shows the north polar hood (bottom). Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide See Mars at its best throughout December

Friends stargazing. Credit: EvgeniyShkolenko / Getty

Observing guide How to see the planets in 2023

The Trapezium Cluster as seen in an infrared image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: K.L. Luhman (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass.); and G. Schneider, E. Young, G. Rieke, A. Cotera, H. Chen, M. Rieke, R. Thompson (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.) and NASA/ESA

Can you resolve the stars of the Trapezium Cluster?

What to see in the night sky tonight. Credit: Carlos Fernandez / Getty Images

Stargazing What to see in the night sky this month

Albedo features on Mars. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph Mars at opposition

A Geminid meteor streaks across the night sky over Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK, 14 December 2018. Credit: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images.

Geminids 2022 How to see this year's meteor shower

The radiant is the point from which a meteor shower appears to originate, as seen from Earth. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Meteor showers How to observe and record shooting stars

NGC 3132, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and processed by Warren Keller.

Astrophotography guides

How to produce your own space images using James Webb Space Telescope data

Leonid meteor in the sky above Arizona, USA. Credit: mdesigner125 / Getty

See the Leonid meteor shower peak tonight